
Lance Lynn announces MLB retirement after 13 seasons, teases future baseball plans
Lance Lynn officially announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Tuesday during an episode of his wife’s podcast, Dymin in the Rough. The St. Louis Cardinals right-handed pitcher has decided to stop playing professional baseball at age 37 after representing the team throughout 13 successful seasons.
Lance Lynn's journey from rookie to MLB veteran
Since the Cardinals picked him during their first selection in the 2008 MLB Draft, Lynn dedicated his career to the organization. He became a part of the major league in 2011 while playing an essential role to win the World Series trophy with his team that year. The baseball player moved onto full-time starting work during his 2012 season when he made his All-Star appearance and became a consistent pitching force.
Lynn spent the last part of his professional baseball career playing for 6 different organizations, including the Minnesota Twins (2012), New York Yankees (2013), Texas Rangers (2014), Chicago White Sox (2016), and Los Angeles Dodgers (2017), before returning to the Cardinals for his last season in 2018. Lynn played 364 games with 340 starts, from which he earned 143 wins and allowed 99 losses and struck out over 2,000 batters in more than 2,000 innings with a 3.74 ERA. His best performance spanned the years 2019 through 2021, where voters recognized him with Cy Young consideration, he became a second All-Star, and reached his lowest earned run average at 2.69.
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Farewell season with the Cardinals
During his last season in baseball, Lynn returned home to play catcher for the Cardinals. His 7-4 record during the season came through 23 starts while pitching for 117
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